Highly-motivated employee with desire to take on new challenges. Strong worth ethic, adaptability and exceptional interpersonal skills. Adept at working effectively unsupervised and quickly mastering new skills.
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Microbiology/Lab Support Specialists
Kaiser Permanente
Berkeley, CA
09.2020 - 05.2023
LAB SUPPORT SPECIALIST
Utilizes high volume, advance, and integrated pre and
post-analytic automation systems, computer applications and manual procedures as required, receives, sorts, aliquots, labels, recaps, prioritizes and delivers specimens to correct technical department.
• Reviews transmittal documentation for accuracy.
• Operates automated specimen processing equipment and associated software.
• Maintains automation (preventative maintenance, cleaning, etc.) and does basic troubleshooting.
• Performs appropriate functions on various information technology systems and computer applications, e.g., RILIS (Region-wide Integrated Laboratory Information System) and middle-wares, for electronic processing of specimens, including the use of barcode readers and printers.
• Prepares specimen transport containers for delivery to facility laboratories.
• Packages, labels, and records specimens for forwarding to other laboratories.
• Answers telephones and relays accurate information to the caller.
• Provides customer service when required.
• Researches, resolves and follows through on specimen or patient data problems per SOP, using RILIS or other information technology systems or resources available.
• Archives, retrieves, tracks, and destroys specimens per SOP using automated laboratory systems.
Newborn Screening/Data Entry
Kaiser Permanente
Berkeley, CA
11.2017 - 09.2020
Prepare specimen transport containers delivery from different facilities. High volume of newborn, first trimester, second trimester specimens from different facilities that Needs to be sorted, aliquots, label, and prioritizes. Answer phone calls relays accurate information to the caller. Data entry the TRF forms from the specimen that’s obtained from each shipment from each day.
Cytology Department/Lab Support Specialist
Kaiser Permanente
Berkeley, CA
11.2012 - 03.2017
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